Bhubaneswar, Jan. 10 -- Vishal Das, the son of former Odisha Minister Naba Das, has been detained by police in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district. Police officials from Saraipali Police Station carried out the detention late Thursday night.

Vishal has been detained along with some Samiti members and a village Sarpanch. The incident unfolded just before Friday's no-confidence vote against the Kirmira block Chairman.

In response, Vishal claims that the police actions are unjust. However, the specifics of the charges have not been disclosed yet.

As of now, the Saraipali police have not issued any formal statement detailing the reasons behind the detention or the charges, if any, against Vishal and the others.

"We have been illegally deta...